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Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn dies at 97
Sep 28, 2024 · Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, who in 1970 became the first Republican elected governor in more than 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 97. Gov. Bill Lee’s office announced Dunn’s death in a statement. “Governor Winfield Dunn was, simply put, a genuine statesman,” said Gov. Bill Lee. “He was a true servant of the people of Tennessee.
What to know: The new Ford BlueOval City plant poised to …
Sep 13, 2024 · The construction period is expected to generate $178.9 million in state sales taxes and $70.3 million in local sales taxes. Once it is up and running, BlueOval City is projected to yield $17.3 million in net fiscal benefits for Tennessee each year. The campus is anticipated to bring in about $6.8 million in local sales taxes each year.
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The Tennessee Lookout is your watchdog, telling the stories of politics and policy that affect the people of the Volunteer State. Our investigative reporters and journalists explain what’s happening, why it’s happening, and who it helps or hurts. We expose the relationships between politics, people and policy and we hold the powerful ...
Commentary: Four ways Tennessee’s new trust regulations benefit ...
Jul 30, 2021 · Tennessee’s national reputation as a leading state to establish and administer a trust took another step forward with the passage of several new regulations on May 12.
U.S. Department of Justice opens investigation into CoreCivic …
Aug 20, 2024 · The heinous abuses that occur with regularity at the chronically understaffed facility are unhidden, and they have been documented year after year in the dozens of wrongful death and other lawsuits that our firm and others have filed against CoreCivic and its employees over, and over, and over again as CoreCivic allowed the prisoners in its care to be murdered, raped, and stabbed without ...
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Nov 14, 2024 · Tennessee’s Republican incumbents retain congressional seats. BY: J. Holly McCall and Anita Wadhwani - November 5, 2024. Two Republican congressmen in the Nashville area held their seats in Tuesday’s election, easily outpacing their Democratic challengers. First-term U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles won reelection in Congressional District 5 with 62% ...
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Facing a weak revenue outlook, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is requesting $308 million more from the state budget to keep up with the growing cost of maintenance and construction. It’s a situation Gov. Bill Lee labeled as “sobering” and a “compelling challenge.”. Tennessee has some of the nation’s top highways, Lee ...
Law enforcement officials prepare for possible post-election …
Oct 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection. The 2,000-plus officers who make up the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as other federal ...